The Cripps Sears podcast

Our podcasts, which cover the sectors of energy, natural resources, infrastructure and finance, are contributed to by industry specialists who are all experts in their fields. We hope to enlighten and stimulate discussion through sharing their knowledge and thought leadership in this way.

Nick Perry started his career in the oil business, then moved to natural gas, then electricity. In the 1990’s he was a Board Director of Enron Europe, and of Teesside Power Ltd. In 1997 he left to set up a firm providing specialised risk management software and consulting for companies trading energy. This venture was floated on the NASDAQ in 2000, after which Nick became an independent commercial energy consultant specialising in portfolio and transaction-structuring, risk management, derivatives and financial products, market dynamics and regulation in competitive energy markets. Clients include producers, generators, utilities, energy merchants, energy users, banks, regulators and governments. We recorded this podcast in 2017, but the themes remain relevant and Nick shares an interesting insight into the developing power and gas sector in Europe.

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Ann Pickard, BA.MA, – Was called ‘the bravest woman in oil’– by Fortune Magazine, for her work in Africa.

Ann retired from Shell in 2016 after a 16-year tenure holding numerous positions, including Executive Vice President Artic, Executive Vice President Exploration and Production, Country Chair of Shell in Australia, and Executive Vice President Africa. Previously Ann had an 11-year tenure with Mobil prior to its merger with Exxon. Ann is an NED sitting on the boards of Woodside Petroleum and KBR.

Atul gained an MA, BA (Hons) in Chemical Engineering from Cambridge and a M. Eng in Petroleum Engineering from Heriot Watt. He progressed his career through the Oil and Gas sector joining Burren Energy in 1999. He spent time in India, Congo and particularly in Turkmenistan before moving to London and becoming CEO in 2006.

Following the sale of Burren to ENI, Atul became CEO of DB Petroleum and then Director of Investments for Essar Capital. Atul has been an NED for Nostrum Oil and Gas and Seven Energy for 6+ years and joined Cairn India as a Senior Oil and Gas Advisor in March 2017.

Simon Lockett was the CEO of Premier Oil for 10 plus years until 2014 and has held non-executive positions at Genel Energy Plc, Pico International LLC, Triyards Holdings Ltd and Advance LLC. He achieved this position at the age of 40. During his tenure, the company expanded globally with interests in: The North Sea, Vietnam, Indonesia, Pakistan, East and North Africa, Singapore, Mexico and the Falkland Islands. Simon has recently taken on a number of NED responsibilities.

Alan Campbell won Olympic bronze at the London Olympics winning Britain’s first Olympic single scull’s medal since 1928. He is relentless in his pursuit of the Olympic gold medal in Rio 2016. “Single sculls is the blue riband of rowing, the event that Sir Steve Redgrave admitted was too tough for him” – Patrick Kidd – Daily Telegraph. Alan has considerable experience as a business and motivational speaker having spoken to numerous business groups and companies including the Open University and the leadership and MBA programmes at Oxford’s SAID Business School. As an athlete his career revolves around the need for planning, teamwork, determination and resilience all of which apply equally to successful leaders, here Alan shares some of his experience and thoughts about the parallels to be applied between elite level sport and gaining success in business.

Dr Tara Swart is at the forefront of the application of Neuroscience in business. Tara is a published author and guest speaker at industry events, blue-chip companies and top business schools including Oxford, Stanford and MIT where she will also be launching the Neuroscience for Leadership programme in November. As a leadership coach Tara focuses on disseminating simple, holistic neuroscience based messages that change the way people work and translate to tangible and sustainable financial improvement for business. Tara discusses the importance of neuroscience in business today, how it can benefit companies, and its application in developing current and the next generation of leaders.

The Cripps Sears Podcast

Nick Perry started his career in the oil business, then moved to natural gas, then electricity. In the 1990's he was a Board Director of Enron Europe, and of Teesside Power Ltd. In 1997 he left to set up a firm providing specialised risk management software and consulting for companies trading energy. This venture was floated on the NASDAQ in 2000, after which Nick became an independent commercial energy consultant specialising in portfolio and transaction-structuring, risk management, derivatives and financial products, market dynamics and regulation in competitive energy markets.

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